Property worth millions of naira have been destroyed following a fire incident that occurred in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

It was gathered that the incident occured at Alaro Alapata area in Sango Ibadan, Saturday evening, leaving no fewer than seven shops affected by the fire.

It was gathered that property worth millions of naira were razed as a result of the incident.

The cause of the fire has not been ascertained as of the time of this report on Sunday.

When contacted, the General Manager of Oyo State Fire Service, Mr Yemi Akinyinka confirmed the incident.

Akinyinka in his reaction, said men of the fire agency immediately moved to the scene when they were contacted.

He said, fortunately, no lives were lost in the inferno.

“On arrival, we met seven shops well alight and we quickly swung into action and restricted the fire from spreading to other shops and nearby buildings.

“The fire was extinguished, no casualty was recorded, properties worth millions of naira were affected by fire and the fire service was able to save billions of naira properties.

“The root cause of the fire incident was yet to ascertain as the investigation still continue”.